Table 1. Effects of exercise training on blood lipids and lipoproteins in Children and Adolescents.
Authors Subjects Age
(yr)
Control group Mode Frequency (days/week) Intensity Duration
(minutes)
Length
(weeks)
Dependent
variables
Results
Blessing et al. (1995) N=15 males
10 females
Age=13-18
N=14 males
Ý 10 females
Various aerobic
activities
3 Variable
Up to 90%
40 16 TC, LDL-C
HDL-C
TG
TC/HDL-C
decreased
increased
no effect
decreased
Gilliam et al. (1978) N=14 females
Age=8-10
None Various aerobic activities unknown “strenuous” 35 6 TC
HDL-C
no effect
increased
Gilliam et al. (1980) N=11 females
Age=7-9
N=12 Various
Aerobic activities
4 “moderately high intensity” 25 12 TC
TG
no effect
no effect
Ignico et al. (1995) N=10 males, 8 females, Age=8-11 N=7 Aerobic games 3 160-180
b·min-1
few to 60 10 TG
TC, HDL-C
LDL-C
decreased
no effect
no effect
Linder et al. (1983) N=29 males
Age=11-17
N=21 3 days walk/jog 4 80% of max HR 25-30 8 TC, HDL-C
TG, LDL-C
no effect
no effect
Rowland et al. (1996) N=11 males, Ages=10-12
N=20 females
Ages=10-12
Subjects served as their own control Various
Aerobic
Activities
3 170-180
b·min-1
25 13 TC
TG
HDL-C
LDL-C
no effect
no effect
no effect
no effect
Savage et al. (1986) N=12 males
Ages=8-9
N=10 Walk/jog/run 3 75% of peak HR 2.4 km per session progressing to 4.8 km per session 11 TC
HDL-C
LDL-C
no effect
decreased
no effect
Stergioulas et al. (1998) N=18 males
Ages=10-14
N=20 aerobic activities 4 75% of peak
VO2
Unclear (60which included warm-up and cool-down) 8 HDL-C increased
Stergioulas et al. (2004) N=12 males 17 4 60 8 TC
HDL-C
TG
no effect
increased
decreased
Stoedefalke et al. (2000) N=20 girls
Ages=13-14
N=18 Aerobic activities 3 75%-85% Polar computer interfaceHR monitors 20 TC, LDL-C, TG, HDL-C no effect
Tolfrey et al. (1998) N=12 boys
14 girls
N=10 boys
10 girls
cycle ergometer 3 79.3% Telemetry HR
Monitors
12 TC, TG
LDL-C
HDL-C
no effect
decreased
increased
Tolfrey et al. (2004) N= 19 boys
15 girls
Ages=10-11
Acted as own controls Cycle ergometer 3 80 % Polar computer interfaceHR monitors 12 TC, TG
LDL-C
HDL-C
no effect
Welsman et al. (1997) N=35 females
Ages=10
N=16 17 did aerobic dance
Ý 18 did cycle ergometry
3 160-170
b·min-1
20-25 for aerobic dance 2 for cycle ergometry 8 TC
HDL-C
no effect
no effect
Williford et al. (1996) N=12 males
Ages=13
N=5 Walking or jogging 5 70-90% of peak HR 30 15 TC
LDL-C
HDL-C
no effect
decrease
increase